Haus Ouv Attriiealz

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house of Atreus by Meredith Ferreri andMichael Suggs most tragic and famous family in mythologyAgamemnon, Menelaus, Tantalus, etc Tantalus was cherished; son of Zeusate their foodinvited them to dinner He hated the GodsTantalus wanted to trick themHe kills his son Pelops and cooks him Served Pelops to the GodsThe Gods knew about his plan and decided to punish himSent him to forever be hungry and thirsty in Hades Pelops was brought back to life by the GodsIvory shoulderDemeter's mistakeSuccessful life Pelops married Hippodamiatook her father's challenge Pelops' horses were Poseidon'sdefeated King MyrtilusKing Myrtilus cursed him Niobe married AmphionAmphion set out with his brother Zethus to ThebesAmphion's playing lured the rocks Niobe and Amphion ruled ThebesNiobe had 7 daughters and 7 sonsshe grew vain and told the people of Thebes to worship her instead of Leto The Gods grew angryArtemis and Apollo killed her childrenturned into stone Pelops had two sons, Atreus and TheyestesThyestes fell in love with Atreus' wifeAtreus threatened Thyestes Atreus killed his brother's childrenCooked them up and served them to ThyestesAtreus took the throne and Thyestes was never avenged Agamemnon angered ArtemisArtemis stilled the winds went to the prophetmust sacrifice his most precious thingdaughter Iphigenia Clytemnestra, Agamemnon's wife, protestedafter the sacrifice, the winds blew once more Clytemnestra takes a lover, Aegisthuskills Agamemnon when he returns from war Iphigenia had brother, Osteres, and sister, ElectraOsteres goes awayAegisthus makes Electra's life miserable Clytemnestra and Aegisthus continue to ruleOrestes realizes he must kill kill his father's murderergoes to oracle oracle told him to kill his motherbrings cousin PyladesElectra prays and is answered go to palace to deliver messageplan to launch surprise attack Clytemnestra comes to see themslave ruins their plantries to reason Orestes kills hurrrsees dead womengoes to Athens to plead for forgivenesscurse is lifted! The Greeks abhorred sacrificesArtemis switched iphigenia with a deer before she was killedsent her to the land of the Taurians The Taurians were savagekilled GreeksArtemis made her a preisteddshe had to perform sacrifices Orestes and Pylades came to the Taurian countrywere captured and sent to be sacrificed by Iphigeniashe learns they are from Mycenaeasks them to deliver letter Iphigenia explains what's in letterOrestes realizes it's his sisterreunited, Iphigenia comes up with a plan The three try to sail away, but the wind stops themKing Thoas becomes enragedAthena tells him they are acting under divine guidancethe three sail away